6.Command Specification
REQUEST SENSE
SONY AIT-5 drive SDX-1100V series Ver.1.0
6-88
MEDIUM ERROR
. Indicates that the current command or a previously acknowledged
write-type operation terminated with a non-recovered error condition that was
probably caused by a flaw in the medium, an error in the recorded data or the
cleanliness of the head. This sense key may also be returned if the drive is unable to
distinguish between a flaw in the medium and a specific hardware failure (sense key
4h). This condition is also marked by the Valid bit being set, indicating that the
Information field contains residue information.
00 02 END-OF-PARTITION / MEDIUM DETECTED
0C 00 WRITE ERROR – The Read-After-Write Retry limit was exceeded during Write.
Probably caused by a flaw in the media.
11 00
UNRECOVERED READ ERROR - C1, C2 & C3 Error Correction could not correct a
Read Error. Probably caused by a flaw in the media.
11 08 INCOMPLETE BLOCK READ - The drive could not read the AITFormat Group
containing the requested block. Could be caused by head clogging or media
damage.
14 03 END-OF-DATA NOT FOUND – While Reading an AIT format tape, the drive
encountered blank (unformatted) media during a Read operation. This error could be
caused by serious head clogging.
15 02 POSITIONING ERROR DETECTED BY READ OF MEDIUM - Cannot find
destination Group during Space operation.
27 04 APPEND POSITION ERROR
30 00
INCOMPATIBLE MEDIUM INSTALLED - Format violation.
Possible that the Sub-Area cannot be read.
30 02 CANNOT READ MEDIUM, INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT - Format violation.
30 07 CLEANING FAILURE
31 00
MEDIUM FORMAT CORRUPTED - AIT format Group GIT, BAT, or Sub-Codes do not
match or are improper.
3B 08
REPOSITION ERROR - Position lost during Read, Write, Space, Locate, Seek or
Select Partition operation.
50 00
WRITE APPEND ERROR - Cannot find the last frame of the Group and therefore,
cannot append.
52 00 CARTRIDGE FAULT
70 NN DECOMPRESSION EXCEPTION SHORT ALGORITHM ID OF NN - ALGORITHM ID
<= 255
03h
83 03 MIC Checksum Error
